Sure to be good…

[Jo]

http://www.tvscoop.tv/2008/07/friends_and_the.html

When two giants of situation comedy from either side of the channel unite, can world domination be far behind? Well, we here in the UK will soon find out.

Adam Chase, a Friends exec producer, has written a sci-fi comedy and roped in former (British) “The Office” producer Ash Attila to make it.

The show will be called Clone, and according to Chase, it will be “extremely violent, despite the main character being a wimpish soldier clone created by a scientist (Jonathon Pryce).
Now, sci-fi comedies are a difficult beast to tame, and if Chase’s only way around this difficult problem is “extreme violence” then world domination may have to be out on hold.

This could, of course, end up being the new Red Dwarf – with less nerdy fans – but the current plot synopsis, added to the fact that they only have £250,000 per episode to spend, will require all of their collective talent to achieve.

One thing is for certain, it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive.

Nice. But after the headline, it isn’t actually writers from either series it’s producers who worked on them.

The thing which drew my attention to this (thanks Google Alerts!) was this comment…

This could, of course, end up being the new Red Dwarf – with less nerdy fans

FUCK THE FUCK OFF.

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[Pete Part Three]

Stargate fans are way nerdier than Red Dwarf fans.

I have an excel spreadsheet that proves it.

[Jonathan Capps]

Oh, God, here we go again. Another new sci-fi sitcom that my gut tells me will be shit but I desperately want to be good.

One thing is for certain, it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive.

I really don’t think that’s a given.

[Danny Stephenson]

it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive.

I reserve judgement…

[Zombie Jim Undead]

I think it’s fair to say that a fair number of Red Dwarf fans are pretty nerdy.

Have never been to a convention myself but have seen video footage.

Nothing to be ashamed of.

[Danny Stephenson]

I’m a geek, not a nerd. And i’m quite pleased about it!

[Phil]

>?The Office? producer Ash Attila

The Hun?

[Danny Stephenson]

Ash Attila

Don’t they mean Ash Atalla?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1169424/

Hmm Mark Gatiss is in it, please don’t let me down…

[Zombie Jim Undead]

> I?m a geek, not a nerd. And i?m quite pleased about it!

I’d say that I straddle the two.

[TheLeen]

> Stargate fans are way nerdier than Red Dwarf fans.
> I have an excel spreadsheet that proves it.

Hahahaha.

> One thing is for certain, it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive.

I enjoyed Hyperdrive. I guess I’m really easy to please. But I did.

> The show will be called Clone, and according to Chase, it will be ?extremely violent, despite the main character being a wimpish soldier clone created by a scientist (Jonathon Pryce).

Don’t they mean Jonathan Pryce?

> Oh, God, here we go again. Another new sci-fi sitcom that my gut tells me will be shit but I desperately want to be good.

Jonathan Pryce!!!

> I?m a geek, not a nerd. And i?m quite pleased about it!

I don’t think you can be TOTALLY either one or the other, in the geek-nerd-portfolio.

[Jo]

>Stargate fans are way nerdier than Red Dwarf fans.

HEY!!!

I’m both :oS what does that make me?!?!?

[Phil]

>I?m both :oS what does that make me?!?!?

The future Mrs. Symes.

[TheLeen]

You really good at photoshop!! :D

[Pete Part Three]

Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight…

[ChrisM]

>I?m both :oS what does that make me?!?!?

You look like your tickling Amanda Tapping’s ribs in that picture. (Look at the finger.)

[Jonathan Capps]

Norman looks like he’s plotting something really evil in that photo.

[pfm]

> what does that make me?!?!?

Better looking than Chloe Annett, that’s for sure.

[Dave]

It’s good to see Norm’s son out and about.

[Danny Stephenson]

That’s Danny John-Jules, mate.

[John Hoare]

Frankly, if the show raises ONE laugh with me, it’ll have been better than Hyperdrive.

Stupid TV Scoop article aside, I’m actually vaguely hopeful about this. It’s an audience sitcom, so it should at least come in-built with a nice atmosphere, and I’m just pleased that we’re getting audience sitcoms with a bit of imagination put into the premise again. It could end up being really good. We’ll see.

[pfm]

I think the most depressing thing about Hyperdrive for me was the fact that Kevin Eldon was in it. When you’re used to seeing him crop up in decent shows (even the mental World of Pub, which I loved). One of the maddest roles he’s done was in Funland where he played the milk-craving guy, he’s under a hood for all the episodes till the end where you finally see his face (sadly the makeup wasn’t that good)

[Jo]

>Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight?

Lucky you! :oD He’s in my dreams every night *sigh* don’t tell Ian :oP

>You look like your tickling Amanda Tapping?s ribs in that picture. (Look at the finger.)

Lol! Nerves there!

>You really good at photoshop!! :D

If I was I’d give myself bigger boobs :oP

[peas_and_corn]

So you’re a Red Dwarf fan AND a MacGyver fan!

[Ian Symes]

>Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight?

Lucky you! :oD He?s in my dreams every night *sigh* don?t tell Ian :oP

>You look like your tickling Amanda Tapping?s ribs in that picture. (Look at the finger.)

Lol! Nerves there!

>You really good at photoshop!! :D

If I was I?d give myself bigger boobs :oP

Tonight, I will combine each of these things by tickling your boobs in your sleep.

[mick]

Jonathan Pryce is in it, thus it will be both excellent and worthy of a mid show wank.

[ChrisM]

You like him that much?

I’m still waiting for Starhyke. To think they made the entire series, (ok, so being a British series, thats 6 episodes, but even so.) and last I heard, they still haven’t found a home for it.

[TheLeen]

I like him that much.

[mick]

Good girl ;)

[Nakrophile]

Extreme violence is always good, but I bet this will be shit. And those pictures are excellent.

[Jo]

Thanks :o)

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